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itunes.exe

Sambamedia SL

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application itunes.exe by Sambamedia SL has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Apple's iTunes but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Sambamedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8a8dd1432b93b4167dded08491f7a231

SHA-1:
426cbe3670385accacb40ca75dce301ce141a43a

SHA-256:
6922ed4ebf8e2eadd1ca475cb25bfe7663618914d4ef70fa2598a89fa0311d24

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 3:29:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
885

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.djcr.8
7.11.170.170

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-W [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3363

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
1.0.20.1230

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.J
19408

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28579
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-0b77e0af
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
11.2014-03-09_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
14.9.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.03.11

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
15.0.0.738

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.deikti
0.28.2.61942

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.03.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SambamediaSL.G
14.9.3.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11842
2.0.0.1911

File size:
2.6 MB (2,730,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\itunes.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/28/2014 4:13:17 PM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 4:13:17 PM

Subject:
E=contact@sambamediasl.com, CN=Sambamedia SL, O=Sambamedia SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121A6F5CA8560763435DF885221AE3B200F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2014 8:29:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:jqqOL6nGTTuI8AG5v+lhJNp11+H2RotvGZpRwg0VcTimloqN2IfEX0tq:jqqVGvI8lhjpLTRoJ2RbZTimmRX0tq

Entry address:
0x6100

Entry point:
E8, 5F, 20, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 10, 20, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 8B, 4D, 08, 5F, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0D, F6, 00, 10, 74, 08, 8B, 01, 8B, 40, FC, 8B, 40, 18, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 45, FC, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, B4, 10, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, E8, 38...
 
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Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

The file itunes.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ttb.gufile.com/download/request/.../yl8Rb07S?__tc=1409129865.856&fileName=itunes

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